Services to aid your travel and health & safety requirements
Town centre post offices are located in the following areas of West Norfolk; Downham Market (Wales Court PE38 9JZ), Hunstanton (21 High Street PE36 5AB), and King’s Lynn (WHSmith, 7 Norfolk Street PE30 1AR).
Banks are as commonplace in West Norfolk as in any other rural county in the United Kingdom, with seven branches in King’s Lynn alone and cash machines scattered throughout the county. Some cash machines are run by private businesses (such as pubs and clubs) and often carry a surcharge to use them, though there are many bank-serviced wall machines that are free to use.
If there are any medical requirements that you or your family may have during your stay in West Norfolk, there is an emergency dental service in King’s Lynn, and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital based just on the outskirts of King’s Lynn town is a large acute hospital with Accident and Emergency and Critical Care services that serve the surrounding county, plus South Lincolnshire and North East Cambridgeshire. This 488-bed hospital also accepts admissions via air ambulance.
The West Norfolk HQ for the Police is based at King’s Lynn Police Station situated in the town centre, though telephone callers are taken at the central switchboard at Norfolk County Constabulary in Norwich and then redirected to the relevant station, so you need to make clear the area you are calling from.
The telephone number for non-emergencies is 101 (Please note: International callers and those in the UK residing outside of England and Wales, should call 01953 424242) and, for emergencies, always call or text the standard UK emergency services number; 999.
Contact our local Tourist Information Centre for more information about services in the area.
